VLF SCATTERING FROM A COLUMN OF IONIZATION IN THE EARTH-IONOSPHERE WAVE-GUIDE

Authors
Citation
Jr. Wait, VLF SCATTERING FROM A COLUMN OF IONIZATION IN THE EARTH-IONOSPHERE WAVE-GUIDE, Journal of atmospheric and terrestrial physics, 57(8), 1995, pp. 955-959
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Metereology & Atmospheric Sciences
ISSN journal
00219169
Volume
57
Issue
8
Year of publication
1995
Pages
955 - 959
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-9169(1995)57:8<955:VSFACO>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
Choosing a highly idealized model, we analyze the scattering of VLF ra dio waves from a thin vertical column of ionization within the Earth-i onosphere waveguide. It is shown that mode conversion is produced if t he column is limited in height and/or if the ionization is a function of height. However, the relative higher-mode content would be small in some situations such as in the case of the ionization produced by a c loud-to-ionosphere lightning discharge.